Duck acting odd

[Duck mom x2]

Molted not melted!

 

[Miss Lydia]

Hopefully, that is why he looks disheveled. My Muscovy drake looks that way until he molts in the fall.
If you can pick him up examine his weight making sure he is of good flesh feathers can be deceiving.

 

[Duck mom x2]

Will do thank you so much

 

[Duck mom x2]

This is him this afternoon. Notice yellow on beak. Had to take through window if I opened the door he layed down. Seems to be breathing a little hard. It's hot here but never noticed him breathing hard. Picked him up he feels solid no weight loss.

 

[Miss Lydia]

If you tried to share a pic it didn't come up.

When it's hot they do pant thats the only way they can cool themselves.

 

[Duck mom x2]

I hope this works

 

[Duck mom x2]

I hope you can get this

 

[Miss Lydia]

I don't see the yellow. Are you talking about the one that we can see almost full body?

 

[Duck mom x2]

Yes I just sent another picture not sure if you can see it well on that one. The yellow looks like a mustard stain. He does not eat mustard.

 

[Miss Lydia]

He's gorgeous. It's very hard for any of us to make a diagnosis since we aren't vets. I am saying that to say this. If you think he may be sick best thing to do is find a vet that will see ducks. I know it's not feasible for many of us to do this. But we can't say go get an antibiotic when we don't know what wrong. Sometimes just offering some vitamins can help them through a hard time. As or the mustard-looking place on his bill could it be where he rubbed his bill on something and this is underneath the natural color?